Province Announces Allocation of Flood Funds

Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:49 AM

Forty flood protection projects in various communities across the province are now underway under the first phase of the 10 year, $100-million British Columbia Flood Protection Program.

Eligible costs under the multi-year program include design and engineering work, materials and labour. Program funding for 2007/08 is now fully allocated and projects are expected to be completed by March 31, 2008. A formal call for project applications for 2008/09 will go to local governments in the coming months.

The approved projects include:

Prince George
Provide funding for the city’s request for an in-depth flood risk analysis that will identify long-term flood protection solutions for the community. $200,000

Houston
Build a flood water debris trap on Buck Creek above the upstream end of the creek. $330,000

Houston
Engineering design work for a dedicated pump facility at Henry Creek. $21,800

Kamloops
Realign the existing dike at the Kamloops airport and complete engineering design to extend this dike. $100,000

Stewart
Remove approximately 6,000 cubic metres of gravel deposits on the east side of the Bear River $76,000

Telkwa
Add approximately 130 metres of rip rap rock armouring to the banks of the Bulkley River near Hope Street. $200,000

Vanderhoof
Engineering and design work for flood protection on the Nechako River at Vanderhoof. $156,500

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Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:49 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Longnecks1 on February 21 2008 11:31 AM

Interesting that other cites all have a project to build...while Prince George wants to use all the money to analize the situation....another study....by the study city.....

Posted by: lostfaith on February 21 2008 2:13 PM

$200,000.00 will remove the gravel bar that is blocking the river at it's mouth.
Whats to study?
Are the people doing the study related to the people writing the cheque.
The city gov needs to go play in a few water puddles and record the effects of their play in a book. Then pass the book over to some adults, so they can use that play information to repair the problem.
Stewart is removing 6000 cubic meters of gravel from the Bear river to mitigate flooding.
When you block the natural flow path of a river, the water flows where it wants.
If you prevent blocking the natural flow of a river it will stay put.
What part of that don't these people get?

Posted by: raresense on February 21 2008 7:21 PM

Dredge the shallow points at the confluence of the two rivers. Thank you. That will be $200,000 please. You can send the cheque by mail.
PS. It may be possible to reduce the cost of replacing the Cameron street bridge. When Ice Jam 2007/2008 lets loose on the Nechako, demolition of the old structure just may be looked after by mother nature.

Posted by: lostfaith on February 21 2008 8:58 PM

LMAO raresense
You better believe it, when spring comes and all that ice comes ripping down the river, this past flooding will have been a walk in the park.
You haven't seen nothing yet.